Friday, May 13th 2025 -{edited 05/20/25}
Today marks the release of Kidou Senshi Gundam GQuuuuuuX’s sixth episode, and I’m currently left feeling just a tad bit confused after my watching of it.
Solid episode through and through. An obvious focus on reintroducing Bask Om, cyber newtypes, and further reestablishing the factions in this off-shoot of the Universal Century. I like this sort of stuff plenty, and the show often takes any given opportunity to flaunt actual originality had in the world building or mechanical design that I like just as much, but these characters need more room to breathe and develop.
Except for Nyaan. She had plenty of room to breathe and had an apt focus in this episode, as she similarly did inside the GQuuuuuX last episode. She’s beginning to grow on me in the same way Machu has. Both of these girls fill this show with life, and their relationship is obviously developing into a core focus in that regard.
I’m left scratching my head in regards to Challia Bull and his rather strong sway in the plot. Not that he as a character shouldn’t retain said sway in this setting, but the fashion in which he’s so easily commandeered the story is rather striking. Not only was he able to effectively shatter the integrity of the Pomeranians as a clan battle team by way of a single conversation had with leader Annqi, but he also shows up out of literal nowhere to save Xavier’s life in a chance encouter; exactly what kind of newtype are we working with here? I understand newtypes do usually function in miraculous ways, but this is quite a bit more coming out quite a bit more quickly than I anticipated. I’m currently in no position to argue this show’s pacing is bad or the writing is acting against itself, but I could see it becoming a problem if things are being done arbitrarily.
All things considered, I’ll be giving the benefit of the doubt to GQuuuuuuX for the time being, as I really have been enjoying myself a lot thus far. While it has the potential to be the best series out of this anime season, I have a feeling my heart truly lies in the other currently airing show I’ll discuss in my next post: Shin Samurai-den Yaiba!